238 Quotes by Eduardo Galeano

I have never killed anybody, it is true, but it is because I lacked the courage or the time, not because I lacked the desire.

It is highly improbable that the bureaucrat will put his life on the line. It is absolutely impossible that he’ll put his job on the line.

Recordar: To remember; from the Latin records, to pass back through the heart.

Soccer is a feast for the eyes that watch it and a joy for the body that plays it.

There are visible and invisible dictators. The power structure of world football is monarchical. It’s the most secret kingdom in the world.

If the grape is made of wine, then perhaps we are the words that tell who we are.

There are some writers who feel they are elected by God. I am not. I am elected by the devil – this is clear.

In the struggle of good against evil, it’s always the people who get killed.

I remember that – you know, I didnt receive a formal education. I was educated in the Montevideo cafe, in the cafes of Montevideo. There, I received my first lessons in the art of telling stories, storytelling.